Bill Text: IL HR0246 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Ed Bannon for his service as Executive Director of the Six Corners Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0246 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0246-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to honor Ed Bannon as he steps down as | ||||||
4 | Executive Director of the Six Corners Association; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The Six Corners Association has been working to | ||||||
6 | transform Six Corners, once the premier shopping district | ||||||
7 | outside of the Loop, into an arts and culture mecca in an | ||||||
8 | effort to reverse decades of decline and to fill empty | ||||||
9 | storefronts; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Ed Bannon helped set-up the Six Corners Special | ||||||
11 | Service Area, which levies a tax on businesses to pay for | ||||||
12 | economic development initiatives such as beautification | ||||||
13 | projects and marketing efforts; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Ed Bannon's efforts helped bring new life to the | ||||||
15 | once-glamorous shopping district and is a huge part of why 20 | ||||||
16 | new businesses opened at Six Corners in 2014; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | honor Ed Bannon as he steps down as Executive Director of the | ||||||
20 | Six Corners Association and wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
21 | endeavors; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Ed Bannon as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
3 | respect.
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